Oh Great Message Board Minds... A Little Help Please

[Listeryoyo]

Wanted to always ask about the first katana I ever purchased. I paid little for it , but it has always been a favorite of mine. It was sold as a shinto gimei (Kanesada) , but I could always tell it was a very well made blade in good shape. Early I I had hoped the sig may be real. But my hopes faded once I started learning some of what to look for. Even though I never overpaid, I always wanted to know what signature was I looking at here? Any thoughts will throw good karma your way! Big Dave

[Geraint]

Hi Dave and welcome.

 

Please sign all your posts with a first name.  I am seeing Fujiwara Masanori.  Might be Kanenori, (I thinkit is!) here's one to compare, http://www.nihontocraft.com/Echizen_Kanenori_Katana.html though it's not this smith.

Lots of smiths signing this way so overall shots of the blade might help us to narrow down period of manufacture and hence get closer to the smith.

 

Looking forward to seeing it all.

 

All the best.

[Stephen]

Kanenori

[Grey Doffin]

I'd like to place a ten on Fujiwara Tadanori.

Grey

[Ray Singer]

My vote is Fujiwara Kanenori (藤原包則) as well.

[Peter Bleed]

It is certainly KANENORI (KAN 255) but I'lll go farther and see Grey's tenner that it is GIMEI!

Peter

[Listeryoyo]

I certainly appreciate your input. If I could ever take a decent pic I would add more. For a newbie it is nice seeing your website links as well. I'm sure I'll spend time on them.

 

Would most agree, like Peter, it looks gimei? Jittery, not smooth, rust a little too orange?

 

Thanks much

 

Dave Liss

[Bazza]

Yeah, dud signature.  I'm amazed that I could even read it!!  FUJIWARA KANENORI. 

 

BaZZa.